Name: Sharon Rose

Name of Business: Springdale Apartments

Street address: 1207 Carrsville Highway

Phone number: 562-4928

Operating hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

Nature of business: Apartments for senior citizens

Assistant Community Manager: Sharon Rose

Year founded: 1993

Number of employees: Two

How’s business: Great. We are taking applications every day. I love all of my tenants at Springdale and treat each one equally.

One thing you wish everyone knew about your business: Working with the elderly certainly gives you a lot of wisdom and understanding

Something you offer that a customer won’t find elsewhere: Hospitality and a clean environment

Advice to young entrepreneurs: Be the best you can be, and you shall be rewarded in the end.

Your first job: Lifeguard at Hayden Swimming Pool in the early 1980s

Your role model (in business or in life generally):  My pastor, Pauline Majette. She always tells me whatever you are going through, God is still God.

The key to a successful business is: Treat people the way you want to be treated.